Amtrak 11 - Auburn WA

[thmstrng6]

My dad lives in Auburn Wa.

[lawpar79]

It looks awkward seeing 1 P42 on the starlight.

[trinityct]

Clear proof that a P42 can pull a 10 car train single-handedly. Good work. :)

[b4ifly2paradise]

That's Auburn WA all right - or the Ghetto as I like to think of it.

[SgtDonuts]

That's very cool!

[CoasterFan2105]

Are you sure this wasn't from Sunday?

[northwestusa]

Thanks for the comments and question. Monday, being the holiday, I went down to Auburn to video the Sounder commuter train which was running a special mid-day for shoppers. Usually it only runs rush hours. After seeing the Sounder I moved to the other side of the tracks to catch the southbound Coast Starlight. So, yes sir, it was Monday.

[CoastStarlight11]

I shot train 11 in southern California on Feb 14th and I shot train 14 again in southern California on Feb 15th.

BTW: Why does it only have 1 engine in this vid? I have always seen it with at least 2 engines when i get shots of the Coast Starlight in California some times even 3 engines.

[northwestusa]

Thanks for viewing and the comments. I don't know the reason for 1 engine but apparently the second was not available for whatever reason. Maybe they usually run 2 or more to have backups or maybe they need the power in the mountains in Oregon and northern Cal. Either way, this one was doing fine all by itself through Auburn. Maybe someone will give us an answer. Thanks again.

[CoastStarlight11]

Ok. Cool.

[CoasterFan2105]

This train origionally also had P42 # 13 on it too. I heard that the 13 died, so they cut it out...

[CoastStarlight11]

Dang

[ortingdude]

Odd, only 1 P42 on it! Must have been going to pick another up at PDX>